NHER 53258 (Monument record) - World War Two military activity on Newmarket Road playing field
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
World War Two military activity on Newmarket Road playing field is visible on 1940s aerial photographs - (S1)-(S6) and perhaps also (S7) - as structures/buildings and earthworks, centred at TG 2164 0701. A small concrete shelter with a protected entrance, possible gun and spigot mortar emplacements, a large pit or crater and a line of slit trenches or trench shelters along the southwestern field boundary are all visible. The site was probably used for training activity, perhaps by the Home Guard or a similar auxiliary or civil defence force; the small concrete building is similar to Home Guard shelters identified elsewhere in Norwich.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 18 June 2010.
Associated Sources (7)
- <S1> SNF74263 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF HLA/447 (FP) 113-4 30-APR-1942 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF74864 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF FNO/26 (FP) 1025-7 27-JUN-1942 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF74867 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF FNO/26 (FS) 2025-7 27-JUN-1942 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF74268 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/GP/LOC258 5009-10 28-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF74868 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/772 6154-5 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S6> SNF74289 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2003 5157-8 14-APR-1947 (NMR).
- <S7> SNF74090 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Luftwaffe. 1940. Luftwaffe GX10018 SK9 (GB1040S) 31-AUG-1940 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- AIR RAID SHELTER (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BOMB CRATER? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- HOME GUARD SHELTER? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY TRAINING SITE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SLIT TRENCH (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT? (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 29 2025 3:38PM